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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

E-Mail Wiretap Case Dismissed

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A Pennsylvania federal court recently granted a retailer’s motion to dismiss claims that its use of “spy pixels” in its commercial e-mail constitutes illegal wiretapping. In Hartley v. Urban Outfitters, Inc., No....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Someone is Watching You: The Complexities of Personal Jurisdiction in the Digital Age

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The internet, characterized by its borderless nature, has introduced significant challenges to the traditional concepts of personal jurisdiction in federal courts. This issue was recently highlighted in the First Circuit...more

Sunstein LLP

The New England Patriots Latest Catch: A Privacy Class Action Lawsuit

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The New England Patriots have found themselves on the receiving end of a purported class action lawsuit alleging a violation of the Video Privacy and Protection Act (“VPPA”). Congress enacted the VPPA in 1988 in response to a...more

Perkins Coie

Be Kind, Don’t Rewind: The VPPA’s Reemergence in Privacy Class-Action Litigation

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After years out of circulation, class-action lawsuits asserting claims under the Video Protection Privacy Act (VPPA) are now back in reruns. But early critical assessment is mixed, so it remains to be seen whether VPPA-driven...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

With Massachusetts’ Consumer Data Privacy Bill Still Under Consideration, Student Data Privacy Class Action Fails In Federal Court

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As we have recently reported, the Massachusetts legislature is currently considering a comprehensive data privacy law that would create a private right of action for consumers who allege a violation of any provision of the...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Google’s scanning of emails may constitute wiretapping: Federal District Court denies Google’s motion to dismiss class action...

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In Brief - In a significant ruling on email privacy, the Northern District of California held that Google’s interception and scanning of user emails for the purpose of creating targeted advertisements and user profiles...more

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